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In December 2014, Putin equated Crimea and Sevastopol's civilizational and sacred importance to Russia with the status of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem for Islam and Judaism, using Christian eschatological language to justify territorial expansion

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Beatrice de Graaf

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“All of this allows us to say that the Crimea, the ancient Chersonesus of Sevastopol, have invaluable civilizational sacral importance for Russia, like the Temple Mount in Jerusalem for the followers of Islam and Judaism.”

Source

A Quest For The Third Rome: Understanding Putin’s Apocalyptical Radicalization | Hoover Institution— Hoover Institution
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:19:38 PM

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